Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Actizera lucida | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Actizera Rank Species | |
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Similar Cupidopsis iobates, Spialia diomus, Cupidopsis cissus, Euchrysops malathana, Tuxentius melaena | ||
Droplet and defence actizera lucida rayed blue butterfly up to fhd
Actizera lucida, the rayed blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from eastern and southern Africa to Kenya. It is also found on Madagascar. In South Africa it is widespread from the West Cape to the Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.
The wingspan is 15–23 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common in summer.
The larvae feed on Oxalis, Argyrolobium, Rhynchosia and Crotolaria lanceolata.
References
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